Welcome!

¡Hola! The Puerto Rico Mathematical Olympiads (Olimpiadas Matemáticas de Puerto Rico), a program of the Department of Mathematical Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, welcomes you to the XXII Annual Meeting of the Mathematical Kangaroo.The tropical City of San Juan, Capital of Puerto Rico, will be the site of the first ever Kangaroo meeting outside of Europe.¡Bienvenidos!

Venue

The Caribe Hilton Hotel is one of the best known hotels in the Caribbean. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, it was the first facility ever operated by Hilton Hotels outside of the continental United States. Just a short drive (or 20-minute walk) from Old San Juan and the Condado area, it is also a 15-minute drive from the Luis Muñoz-Marín International Airport.

What you should know about Puerto Rico

Population: 3.9 million.

Area: 9,104 km².

Capital City: San Juan, the second oldest city in the Americas, founded in 1508 by Juan Ponce de León.

Population of the San Juan Metropolitan Area: 2.5 million.

Languages: Spanish and English are the official languages. Spanish is without a doubt the dominant language. Around a quarter of the population speaks English.

Time Zone: Atlantic Standard Time (GMT – 4:00 hours).

Electricity: 110V (same as the US).

Currency: US Dollar, although locals usually call it “peso”

Climate: Tropical marine with an average temperature of 26˚C. The average high temperature for the month of November is 30.4˚C; the average low is 21.4˚C.

How to get here

Before traveling to Puerto Rico a citizen of a foreign country must generally obtain a USA nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay. For more information you may visit this site.

SJU is connected by daily non-stop service to most major hubs in the USA including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, New York/Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia and Washington DC. Airlines serving Puerto Rico from the USA include AirTran, American, Delta, JetBlue, Spirit, US Airways, United, Southwest, among others.